Saudi Arabia vs Sudan: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Saudi Arabia and Sudan vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
91.2%
of 5,227 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 75.8% | 157 |
| 1960 | 82.6% | 437 |
| 1970 | 88.7% | 803 |
| 1980 | 94.2% | 1,341 |
| 1990 | 92.3% | 724 |
| 2000 | 95.8% | 863 |
| 2010 | 90.6% | 901 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 100.0% | 990 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.0% | 799 |
| Disarmament | 92.8% | 993 |
| Colonialism | 95.2% | 810 |
| Human rights | 87.6% | 944 |
| Economic development | 93.0% | 642 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Saudi Arabia | Sudan |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/71/204 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
A/RES/71/205 Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-19 | yes | no |
R/70/172 | 2015-12-17 | yes | no |
R/66/174 HUMAN RIGHTS--REPORTS | 2011-12-19 | yes | no |
R/64/175 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/64/176 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2009-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/190 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/167 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/61/232 Situation on Human Rights in Myanmar: resolution | 2006-12-22 | yes | no |
R/61/174 Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republi | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Saudi Arabia and Sudan vote together at the UN?
Saudi Arabia and Sudan voted the same way in 91.2% of 5,227 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Saudi Arabia and Sudan agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Saudi Arabia and Sudan largely agree: they voted the same way in 87.6% of 944 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Saudi Arabia and Sudan last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-19 Saudi Arabia voted "yes" and Sudan voted "no" on A/RES/71/204 (Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).